What do you do when you have 2 over ripe bananas?

Over ripe bananas

I baked a banana cake. It isn’t another banana cake recipe. This is THE banana cake recipe. There was an intention to share this cake with my colleagues but oops, Mister and I finish the whole cake. I know how ‘bad’ this cake is but I could not help myself! It was just irresistible.

Banana cake with caramel sauce

This is a recipe taken from Bourke Street Bakery. I only used half portion of this recipe. It is perfect for 2 very greedy people.

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Ingredients:

Banana cake

250g unsalted butter

335g castor sugar

1 vanilla bean, spilt lengthways

4 eggs

200g sour cream

300g self-raising flour, sifted

2 – 3 ripe bananas (depending on the size)

20g maple syrup or soft brown sugar

30g of roasted hazel nuts, chopped (optional)

Caramel sauce

200ml double cream

100ml water

300g castor sugar

30ml liquid glucose (optional)

80g unsalted butter

prepping banana cake

Method:

Preheat oven to 200C. Grease a 28cm (11.25inch) round cake tin and line the base and side with baking paper. The paper should protrude at least 2.5cm above the tin

Cream the butter and sugar. Scrape in the vanilla seeds. Whisk on love until pale and creamy. Add the eggs one at a time, allow each to mix in properly before putting in another. Add the sour cream in 2 batches. Then add flour in two until all is combined

Lightly mash the bananas and drizzle with with maple syrup or sprinkle with brown sugar (I did both here!) Fold the mashed banana and chopped roasted hazel nuts lightly through the cake mixture to combine. Spoon into tin

Bake for 55 minutes to 1 hour and 15 minutes. Use a skewer to test. Make sure that it comes out clean when inserted into the center of the cake. Cover the top of the cake loosely if it is starting to burn

Meanwhile, make the caramel sauce. Pour the cream into a saucepan over high heat and bring it almost to boiling point. Put the water, sugar and glucose syrup in a sauce pan and stir until sugar dissolves. Once the sugar has dissolved, do not stir and just allow it to cook for about 7 – 10 minutes or until the liquid is a caramel colour. Remove from the heat

Pour the hot cream into the pan with the with the caramel. It will bubble up so be careful. Place it back onto the heat and whisk until smooth. Remove from the heat and then whisk in the butter

When the cake is ready, take it out from the oven and allow it to cool for 10 minutes. Remove from the tin and place it on the platter. To serve, poke about 40 holes into the cake using the skewer. Pour the caramel sauce over the top of the cake while it is still warm. Best eaten warm. If left overnight in the fridge, then just microwave it for about 20 seconds. Perfect

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This banana cake is seriously amazing. I reckon it is the best that I have ever tried. Shall make a comparison when I try the one at Bourke Street Bakery. If I think the home made version is amazing, then the one at the bakery will definitely blow me away.

banana cake with caramel sauce

The cake itself is super moist and light. I like the inclusion of the hazel nuts. It is not in the original recipe. I just happen to have roasted hazel nuts. However, Mister prefer not to have it. Personal preference I guess. How about you? Hazel or no hazel?

50 Comments

I have some very ripe bananas too and I made something with them yesterday as well. The cake sounds super delicious and I think hazelnuts is a great addition!leaf (the indolent cook) recently posted..fresh peach vinegar, a valentine’s gift

I have a soft spot for banana cake, and my favourite recipe is quite similar to this, but I’ve never had it with caramel sauce. It sounds awesome.Tenille @ My Family Table recently posted..Halfmeal Bread

Another great recipe to add to my collection. After my last experience with your delicious pineapple tarts, I can’t wait to try this banana cake. I am usually in a rush in the morning so I often bring my breakfast to work. So tomorrow it will be latte from Dark Horse Espresso Bar (that is perhaps the best coffee shop in Toronto) and a piece of a banana cake!

Banana cake? Of course you must count me in, Penny It’s one of my all time favourite. I just love the beautiful banana flavour. With caramel, you just take it to another level. I have to try that next time….extra inches to my waist……ooops…but worth it MaryMoh recently posted..Quick Juicy Vegetable and Meat Balls

What a coincidence! I’ve made a banana walnut bread with my over ripe bananas. It was divine! But boy, your version looks like pure indulgence especially with the caramel sauce. Mm-mmm!Kelly recently posted..Falafel with Cucumber Salsa

Oh woooow… The sauce just looks so luscious and decadent, dripping down the sides and all. Just makes me wanna go “oooooh” and “aaaaah”… I’ll have to try that caramel sauce recipe! I’ve never used vanilla beans in a cake before but it sounds great. YUM! =)Winston recently posted..Drugstore Espresso, South Yarra

That dripping caramel sauce is just calling me to come over and lick it! And the banana cake looks so soft and moist, I can understand why this didn’t make it into your office :). I’m taking your word that this is truly decadent and delicious so I’m bookmarking this recipe!

Oh Lord!
You know,you had shared this recipe with us in the Facebook group.It was in the month of February.I found the cake picture so tempting,with bananas and caramel being my favorites anyway,I wanted to check this recipe back then,but for some or the other reason,I could not.So,finally,today I visited,read the mouthwatering recipe,checked the stunning pictures and uttered the words ‘Oh Lord’!
Have to make this cake for sure!Will let you know how does it go.:-) Oh,and yes please,hazelnuts for me!:-)Fahad Khan (@PharaohKhan) recently posted..Simply Desserts: Orange And Cinnamon Kulfi With Orange Sauce

Hi Jeroxie..the Banana cake is in the oven.I’m hoping it will turn out like yours=) Truth be told i’m not into banana cakes but when i saw your caramel sauce poured over it I had to try!!!I put in hazel nuts too.btw when you wrote golden syrup and maple syrup which one you meant…I must be sugary crazy so I’ve put all three golden syrup,maple syrup and sprinkles of brown sugar…so shoot me!! will info you on the cake=)